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Facet joint injection
1. Facet Joint Injections
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Mohamed M. Mohi Eldin,
Professor of Neurosurgery,
Faculty of Medicine,
Cairo University
One-Day Spine Clinic 1st workshop & hands-on
March 2nd 2016
2. FACET JOINT INNERVATION
It is important to note that it has a richly
innervated capsule and the medial branches
of the posterior lumbar rami provide this
innervation
16. Diagnostic Facet Joint Injections
Facet joint injection and/or facet nerve block
(e.g. medial branch block) is proven and
medically necessary when used to localize
the source of pain to the facet joint
17. Diagnostic Facet Joint Injections
Is not recommended in patients with:
Neurologic abnormalities
More than one pain syndrome
Definitive specific diagnosis other than facet joint syndrome
Previous spinal surgery at the clinically suspected levels
18. Therapeutic facet joint injection
is unproven and not medically necessary for
the treatment of chronic spinal pain.
(pain lasting more than 3 months).
19. Facet block
Is an injection of local anesthetic and/or steroids into
or near the facet joint
Use of diagnostic blocks with injection of local
anesthesia into the facet joints or around the medial
branch nerves to identify the possible sources of
spinal pain is an established diagnostic procedure.
In a positive response, pain relief occurs but lasts
longer with the long-acting anesthetic.
Single lumbar facet joint diagnostic block had a 38%
false-positive rate.
32. Facet Joint Capacity
Facet joints have been shown to hold up to a
maximum of 1–2 mL of injected fluid by
anatomical studies.
Above 2 ml, rupture of the joint capsule occurs
and a resultant extravasation into the back and
epidural space lead to non-specific therapeutic
effects
Keeping in mind that contrast, steroid and local
anesthetic must subsequently be introduced.
35. FACET JOINT INFILTRATION
Radio-guidance Indications
• Diagnostic test
• Degenerative arthritis: (osteo-radicular conflict, articular
synovitis on arthrosic arthropathy, Segmental instability)
• Synovial cyst:
Possibility of calcifications with Altim®
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38. Facet joint injection in LBP
is its continued use justified?
The injection of local anaesthetic and/or
steroids into the facet joint is used
worldwide treating patients facetogenic
back pain;
However, the effectiveness of this therapy for
short- and long-term pain relief requires
evaluation
39. CONCLUSION
Spinal infiltrations are the last step in the
medical treatment before surgery.
Radioguidance is obligatory in cervical and
relative in lumbar peri-radicular infiltrations
Few reported complications should not
challenge the use of this technique.